Founding Data Engineer

Equity Only

About Us

AI-driven trading platform

founding technical team

The Role

Founding Data Pipeline Engineer

custom Python development

What You’ll Do

Data Pipeline Development:

• Design and implement scalable ingestion pipelines to handle high-volume, real-time, and batch data feeds.
• Write 

  custom Python code

   to run within Azure Function Apps for event-driven and scheduled ingestion tasks.
• Integrate APIs, event streams, and unstructured data into unified pipelines.

Data Transformation & Storage:

• Leverage 

  Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, and Kusto (KQL)

   for efficient querying, storage, and OLAP-style analytics.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and schema evolution in a fast-changing environment.

Collaboration with AI/ML:

• Enable backtesting and live trading workflows by delivering low-latency, reliable data pipelines.

Operations & Observability:

• Establish monitoring, alerting, and logging for all pipelines to ensure reliability.
• Design pipelines that can adapt to 

  scaling needs, failure recovery, and cost efficiency

   in the cloud.

Startup Contribution:

• Take ownership of the 

  entire data lifecycle

  , from ingestion to OLAP.
• Contribute to technical decisions and long-term architecture.
• Operate in a 

  pre-funding, equity-only environment

   with full ownership of outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• 5–8 years of experience

   in 

  data engineering or pipeline development

  , with strong proficiency in 

  Python

  .
• Hands-on experience building 

  serverless/cloud-native pipelines

   (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, or similar).
• Strong expertise with 

  Azure Data stack

   (Kusto/KQL, Synapse, Data Lake, Event Hubs, Data Factory).
• Proven ability to design and manage 

  data ingestion, transformation, and storage pipelines

   at scale.
• Solid understanding of 

  batch vs. streaming data processing

   and how to optimize for low-latency use cases.
• Bonus: familiarity with 

  financial data structures or trading systems

   (but not required).
• Entrepreneurial, self-starter mindset with the ability to 

  deliver hands-on solutions in an early-stage startup

  .
• Bring your own device/laptop - but need to sign up for strict Confidentiality/NDA/Non-Compete Agreements

Why Join Us

• Be a 

  founding technical member

  , building the 

  data backbone

   of a disruptive AI trading platform.
• Collaborate closely with the 

  Founding Gen AI Engineer

   to power cutting-edge ML models with high-quality data.
• Work with modern, 

  cloud-native, and serverless data pipelines

   in Azure.
• Full 

  equity-based compensation

   at pre-angel stage – a high-risk, high-reward journey.
• Shape the 

  core infrastructure

   of a company at the ground floor.